Alisdair respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which he lives and works, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung People and pays respect to their Elders, past and present.

Alisdair Macindoe is an independent multidisciplinary choreographer living on unceded stolen Woi Wurrung country (Melbourne, Australia). With an interest in extending the boundaries of choreographic practice, Alisdair’s work spans dance, sound, electronics, coding and text. Recent works have seen him explore automated dance and Artificial Intelligence; new technology for music expression; trans-humanism; waste and climate change; and identity in the age of narcissism.

“Macindoe brings an outstanding array of choreographic artistry to the piece.”

- Jessica Poulter, Dance Writer Australia (2021 Reference Material Review, Darebin Speakeasy)

Alisdair’s independent and collaborative work has been commissioned and presented widely, including Plagiary (2024, Now or Never Festival @ Fairfax Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne & Unwrapped @ The Studio, Sydney Opera House), DULL BOY (2024, Part of Three, Australasian Dance Collective, Ohm Festival @ Brisbane Powerhouse); PROGRESS REPORT (2023 & 2021, with co-director Alison Currie for Vitalstatistix & Frame Biennial @ The Substation ); FORGERY (2021, Australasian Dance Collective & Brisbane Festival @ QPAC); SYSTEM ERROR (2021, co-created with Chamber Made & Tamara Saulwick for Arts House); REFERENCE MATERIAL (2021, Darebin Speakeasy); NONCOMPETE (2018, The Substation); MEETING (2015, with co-creator Antony Hamilton, commissioned by Arts House, presented across 35 international seasons) and BROMANCE (2010, Next Wave, Arts House & Performance Space).

"...a perfectly executed work that interrogated, at its heart, humans’ love of consumption and the ugly side to our consumerist addiction….★★★★☆”

- Jessi Lewis, www.artshub.com.au (2023 Progress Report Review, Frame Biennial, The Substation)

His most recent independant work Plagiary is part of a series of works that harness artificial intelligence to generate instructions for performers to interpret live. Plagiary is a work for 10 local performers who, because of the AI system, are able to perform the work within two days of rehearsal, as each performance is directed live by computer voice.

 “This AI-directed dance work is an intriguing delight, giggling in the face of the technological apocalypse… .★★★★☆”

- Ashleigh Hastings, Time Out (2024 Plagiary Review, Now or Never Festival, Fairfax Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne)

Alisdair has received 6 Greenroom awards; an Australian Helpmann Award, a New York Performing Arts Award ‘Bessie’, and a PRISM award. He was the 2019 Resident Director for Lucy Guerin Inc; the 2019 Ausdance Peggy Van Praagh Fellow; the 2020 Dancenorth NO-SHOW resident; a 2020-21 Sidney Myer Foundation Creative Fellow and a recipient of the 2022 Chloe Munro Mid-Career Fellowship. He is a current board member of Ausdance Victoria.

 “This is improvisation on steroids It utilises not only imagination, but also disinhibition, curiosity and trust, in conjunction with fine motor control and spatial awareness.” … ”Forgery certainly has nailed a brilliant concept with maximum intrigue appeal for audiences, tapping into the zeitgeist.”

- Olivia Stewart, Limelight Magazine (2021 Forgery Review, QPAC Brisbane Festival)

Alisdair has an extensive history of almost 20 years working as a dancer, and sound designer for some of Melbournes most celebrated choreographers, including his career spanning mentor Lucy Guerin. To view some of his older work as a collaborator please click HERE.

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